Re: More MI newbie Q's

From: perry@symcom.math.uiuc.edu (David Perry)

Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 15:14:41 +0000

wood7032@duq3.cc.duq.edu (Christopher G. Wood) writes:

>Thanks to everyone who helped me out with advice a couple weeks ago. I
>have a couple more questions if ya'll don't mind.

>(1) What do I do about thirst?

You sate your thirst by either coming across a pond or a waterhole (both
of which might be poisoned, but you only lose some health for that every
turn until you flush that out with a clean water source), or by going to
a Far Post, where you are served water.

>(2) I am about 30 squares east on turn 5. Should I be pushing eastward or
>should I stop to take advantage of terrain. For example at an early Quest
>for Knowledge last turn in Swamp, I discovered how to make Leather Armor.
>Unfortunately there is no swamp near where I ended up. Should I backtrack
>or just do without the armor until I find more swamp to the east?

My advice at this point is to keep advancing east - there will always be
more swamp, and more interesting things await you the farther east you
venture.  (Unless swamp is only backtracking less than a turn's distance -
then go back and make that armor.)

>(3) If I reeneter a square where I killed a monster last turn, can I
>attack it's relative? If so, will it be automatic or do I have to use an
>(A)ttack order?

I believe automatically you will attack a relative.  I think if you use
the A order in addition, you will attack another, but since I've not tried
this I'm not certain.  Usually squares contain the same monster(s) for
then on, but I've seen them disappear after returning 15 turns or more
later (sometimes).

>(4) Should I be using my knife or my driftclub as my primary weapon?

I believe the driftclub is better, and you'll find better clubs before you
find better knives, so it's good to have as high clubbing experience as you
can get as fast as you can get it.

>(5) I got to level 2 in  Missile using my Sling. Should I continue to
>practice with it or switch my practicing to a different weapon?

It's always a good idea to have good missile proficiency as well, and soon
enough you'll have a better missile weapon with which to do it.

>(6) I'm getting 4-6 muscle per turn byt (J)azzercising. Is this about how
>much I should be shooting for?

That sounds good.  My one regret at the beginning of the game is not de-
velloping my muscle as fast as everyone else seemed to.  Keep it up.

>Thanks all,
>Christopher

>P.S. If it matters, I am a Bignose, with 67 T, 45 M, 36 B, 17 S, 226 M,
>and 35 blurbs.

I hope that helps.  Just advice, mind you, nothing written in stone (i.e.
don't come after me if this is all bad advice).

Sincerely,
David Perry aka Beltok

References

More MI newbie Q's
wood7032@duq3.cc.duq.edu (Christopher G. Wood)
Thu, 25 Aug 1994 14:07:46 +0000